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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

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Table 4.2 Fertility by background characteristicsTotal fertility rate for the three years preceding the survey,percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant, <strong>and</strong> meannumber of children ever born to women age 40-49 years, bybackground characteristics, <strong>Tanzania</strong> HMIS 2007-08BackgroundcharacteristicTotalfertilityratePercentageof womenage 15-49currentlypregnantMeannumber ofchildrenever bornto womenage 40-49ResidenceUrban 3.5 7.1 4.7Rural 6.4 10.1 6.3Mainl<strong>and</strong>/ZanzibarMainl<strong>and</strong> 5.6 9.4 5.9Mainl<strong>and</strong> - Urban 3.5 7.2 4.6Dar es Salaam City 3.0 4.8 4.1Other Urban 3.7 8.3 4.9Mainl<strong>and</strong> - Rural 6.4 10.2 6.2Zanzibar 4.9 7.5 6.7Pemba 6.6 10.2 8.2Unguja 4.2 6.3 6.1ZoneWestern 6.9 9.9 6.4Northern 5.0 7.8 5.4Central 6.3 9.6 6.4Southern Highl<strong>and</strong>s 6.0 10.5 6.1Lake 6.6 13.1 6.8Eastern 4.0 6.2 5.1Southern 4.5 7.5 5.2Zanzibar 4.9 7.5 6.7EducationNo education 6.7 10.4 6.5Primary incomplete 5.8 10.2 6.4Primary complete 5.6 9.2 5.5Secondary + 3.1 6.0 4.3Wealth quintileLowest 7.2 9.6 6.7Second 6.7 10.8 6.5Middle 6.4 11.2 5.8Fourth 5.3 9.3 5.9Highest 3.4 6.8 4.7Total 5.6 9.3 5.9Note: Total fertility rates are for the period 1-36 months prior tointerview.The mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 in <strong>Tanzania</strong> is 5.9. It is higherfor women in rural areas (6.3 children per woman) than for women in urban areas (4.7). In Mainl<strong>and</strong><strong>Tanzania</strong>, the highest mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 is in the Lake zone (6.8children), whereas the lowest mean number is in the Eastern Zone (5.1 children). In Zanzibar themean number of children ever born to women age 40-49 is higher in Pemba (8.2 children) than inUnguja (6.1 children).As indicated by the other two fertility measures, women age 40-49 with secondary or highereducation have a lower mean number of children ever born (4.3 children) than women with noeducation (6.5 children). A similar pattern is seen for differences by wealth quintile, with women inthe highest quintile having a lower mean number of children ever born (4.7 children) than women inthe lowest wealth quintile (6.7 children).Figure 4.2 shows the total fertility rate among ten Sub-Saharan countries in which a <strong>DHS</strong>survey has been conducted since 2002. The figure shows that Malawi, Ug<strong>and</strong>a, <strong>and</strong> Zambia have thehighest fertility, <strong>and</strong> Lesotho <strong>and</strong> Namibia have the lowest. <strong>Tanzania</strong> has a higher fertility rate than itsneighbour Kenya (5.6 <strong>and</strong> 4.9 children per woman, respectively).Fertility <strong>and</strong> Reproductive Health | 41

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